Details
1971 MORRIS MINOR 1000 TRAVELLER
Registration No. FPJ 434J
Chassis No. MAW5D. 1292792F
Engine No.10V/189E/H73639
Engine: four-cylinder in-line, overhead valve, cast iron block and head, 1098cc, bore and stroke 64.6 x 83.7mm. Compression ratio 8.5:1, 48bhp at 5100rpm, one SU carburettor. Transmission: four-speed manual. Suspension: front, wishbones and torsion bars, rear, semi-elliptic leaf springs. Brakes: hydraulic operated drum all round. Tyres 145 SR 14. Right hand drive.
The classic British Woody or 'quaint little half-timbered Elizabethan car' as one overseas visitor called it, was the traveller version of the Minor Car. This Sir Alec Issigonis creation had transformed the standards of small British cars when introduced in October 1948 with its positive handling aided by rack and pinion steering. The car was powered by the 28bhp, 918cc side valve engine with a four speed gearbox. From late 1952, following the merger with Austin, the Minor was fitted with the overhead valve 803cc engine from the Austin A30. From October 1956 the Minor was revised in Minor 1000 form receiving BMC's more robust and powerful 37bhp, 948cc A-series engine and at the same time replacing the split windcreen. In 1963, the long lived Minor made its last major mechanical change, adopting a larger 1098cc four cylinder engine rated at 48 horsepower. In total the Traveller's sales were 215,331, all of which are now extremely popular with collectors and as practical everyday transport.
This example is amongst one of the last to be built being registered on 3-5-1971, the last year in which the Minor was produced. It is a genuine unrestored example which has spent most of its life in the Westcountry. There are two recorded keepers since 1976 and one of those was the garage who sold the car on an owners behalf. There is a slight indication of rust on the edges but overall the cars seems most sound and presentable and drives extremely well.
Registration No. FPJ 434J
Chassis No. MAW5D. 1292792F
Engine No.10V/189E/H73639
Engine: four-cylinder in-line, overhead valve, cast iron block and head, 1098cc, bore and stroke 64.6 x 83.7mm. Compression ratio 8.5:1, 48bhp at 5100rpm, one SU carburettor. Transmission: four-speed manual. Suspension: front, wishbones and torsion bars, rear, semi-elliptic leaf springs. Brakes: hydraulic operated drum all round. Tyres 145 SR 14. Right hand drive.
The classic British Woody or 'quaint little half-timbered Elizabethan car' as one overseas visitor called it, was the traveller version of the Minor Car. This Sir Alec Issigonis creation had transformed the standards of small British cars when introduced in October 1948 with its positive handling aided by rack and pinion steering. The car was powered by the 28bhp, 918cc side valve engine with a four speed gearbox. From late 1952, following the merger with Austin, the Minor was fitted with the overhead valve 803cc engine from the Austin A30. From October 1956 the Minor was revised in Minor 1000 form receiving BMC's more robust and powerful 37bhp, 948cc A-series engine and at the same time replacing the split windcreen. In 1963, the long lived Minor made its last major mechanical change, adopting a larger 1098cc four cylinder engine rated at 48 horsepower. In total the Traveller's sales were 215,331, all of which are now extremely popular with collectors and as practical everyday transport.
This example is amongst one of the last to be built being registered on 3-5-1971, the last year in which the Minor was produced. It is a genuine unrestored example which has spent most of its life in the Westcountry. There are two recorded keepers since 1976 and one of those was the garage who sold the car on an owners behalf. There is a slight indication of rust on the edges but overall the cars seems most sound and presentable and drives extremely well.